Meaning & use
qualify
To meet the necessary standard, requirement, or condition to be entitled to something or to take part in something.
See it in a sentence
She trained for months to qualify for the national swimming championship.
You must complete the course to qualify as a certified electrician.
A note on using this word
Qualify can also mean to limit or add conditions to a statement: 'let me qualify that remark.'
Words with a similar meaning
be eligible
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Words with an opposite meaning
Another way to use it
2. verb
To make a statement less absolute by adding limits, conditions, or exceptions.
The scientist qualified her claim by noting the study had a very small sample.
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